Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-27
In the Novemher Issue.

Next to Mount st. Elias In Alaska,
Mount Tacoma is the tsllest peak in the
United States. Or. g. ID. Hendrickson,
in The Americas Magazine for Novenl-
Der, describes an ascent to the highest
attalnahie point on the north side of this
mountain, which seems to be the center
of wlld and PERCEPTIONS region, once
the seat of enormous volcanic activity
and still Estalplng q savage grandeur and
loneliness. a view of HendrIcksop' g
Falls--one OF the illustrations OF Tacome
scenery--forms the frontspiece of the
number.
The new instaIment of Edgar Faw--
oett's 0livis Deieplaine presents the
heroine at the beginning4of career for
which she is mRnlfestly adapted--that of
o socIety queen. Though ranking with
the leaders of fashion at the Petrierchs,
Ball, which used to open the season at
Delmonico's, Olivia Is really the victim
OF a severe disappointment; her husband
has quite recovered his health.
Maurice Thompson ia by nature and
tenn rerament peculiarly qualified for the
task he has undertaken in the November
American-a brief description OF Paul
Hdyne and discussion OF his poetry.
The proud sensltiyenees which concealed
it1 ranking wounds, the poverty that
was endured with sweet patience, the
intellectual purity, the devotion to the
thankless N muse-ali are sketch d by q
firm bat delicate hand. Paul Hayne hei
his faults, but they we're not those which
we're attributed to him; and brother.
poet does the world Q service by drawing
the veil and revealing noble soul.
Che Grand Army of the Republic kas
recently, in more ways. than one, been
passing under review. a description OF
the order byex.O Commander in Chief Fair
child is timely, aud will no doubt be
eagerly read. He gives clear aud almost
too concise account OF the organization
from It's birth at Springfield, Ill, in 1866
30 the present time; explains the objects
and tells of Its vast charities and the be.
nefits it confers on the families OF de-
ceased soldiers. Many persons not con-
nected with the order have conceived
most erroneous ideas as to the aims and
work OF the Grand Army; Gen. Fair.
child's article wall help. to dlspei suct
| mistaken notions.
In q paper entitled "Oyclopia," p
d. Mott entertainingiy describes the old
forges and charcoal furnaces OF Pennsyl
vania. The original methods of th,
iron manufacture are so rapidly losing
ground thar in few years they will b'
obiiterated. The antique machinery al
ready is classed with the tambour fran,
! and the spinning wheel OF our ancestors
This author has caught the last glimpse
of this superseded industry.
/ Exactly how and why our continen
came to be called America rather tina,
Columbia. is very clearly set forth In
paper by Abby Sage Richardson. I
has been the fashion for more than
century to fling abuse upon Amerig
i Vespueci for having wrested the homo
OF naming the continent from its dill
coverer. Qaite recently document
have t,een recovered which place th
] matter in . wholly different light; at a
events, as Mrs. Richardson represent
it, Vespucci seems to have made q
claim for honors that were not his du,
and should not be blamed because the
were conferred upon him.
: Sara T. Goodrich and Edith h
, Thomas try an experiment in join
authorship in this mum Der of the Amer
can Magazine, Miss Thomas, of cours
3 contributing the poetical portions
: the essay. 1t deals With autumn flower
: and daintily spreads them before Il
. reader.
The book reviews are by Julian Hav
Q thorne. Jennie June has departmel
n entitled Household Art. telling how
J, decorate room. DR.. HutchinGon fr
= nishes health hints for November. I'll
: portfolio, illustrated, shows us that Il
7 giraffe must hereafter be number
b with the grateful beasts that rememb
y their benefactors.
q Tht chief poem in this number
= s.Thsl Enterprise and the. Boxer"
, Henry Abbey--a stirring epic, descri
D. tive OF naval battle which took pia